January 2010
14 posts
::biking in SC::
Since moving to Charleston, I’ve been impressed by the number of cyclists here. Beth and I both bike to work whenever it’s not pouring down rain, and as I sit on my porch at rush hour there are tons of people biking home. I’m no hard-core cyclist, but it just makes sense here - you don’t have to look/pay for parking, it’s totally flat, and drivers are used to reckless...
Archive of J.D. Salinger's stories in The New... →
peterwknox:
noraleah:
Thank you to MattRod for the tip and The New Yorker for sharing.
I wonder if now that Salinger is gone there will be a flood of his writing released to the world. I heard or read somewhere that he has been writing quite a bit for the past few decades, none of which anyone has read. If this is true, this could be a monumental (and not just sad) moment in literary...
Starbucks is taking us out to High Cotton tonight. Should be a delicious and fun time. Gotta get dressed. I think I’m gonna wear this sweet tie Beth got me for Christmas.
::how to get rid of books::
In our house, towers of books sprout up from the floor like weeds. They are impossible to kill, despite the number of bookshelves that we pilfer from the side of the road on trash day. One day, Beth and I will be faced with the horrible situation of having to weed out the one we really don’t need. For now, we’re resisting that moment.
Here’s an interesting article from the New...
::fire at The King::
The other morning I arrived at work (Starbucks at 239 King Street downtown Charleston, SC) at 6AM. Meghan and I walk through the door into a lobby full of a thick(ish) haze of smoke. After a quick run around the store, we confirm that nothing is on fire. We check all the appliances - still running. We check the oven - nothing burnt in there. Check the back courtyard - not even a hint of smoke...
::new Vampire Weekend::
this post is dedicated to Brandon Brown, older brother of my lovely wife and number one reason why she has such great music taste.
I’m loving the new album “Contra” by Vampire Weekend. We both loved their first so much that it makes you nervous that they won’t be able to pull another one off that’s quite as good. Beth still listens to it near constantly, and runs...
::buy less, live more::
Read this:
::In Recession, Americans Doing More, Buying Less::
This isn’t the first article I’ve read with a similar theme. And I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one that doesn’t think that this whole recession thing is entirely horrible. Of course, I feel for those who are truly struggling, and this is coming from someone who is currently employed, unlike a lot...
So I guess it has been awhile since I’ve updated. (Tumbled?) You would think that holidays would leave me with more time for this stuff. Not so. Beth and I have been watching a ton of movies, taking more walks around our wonderful city, and enjoyed a long (6 days) trip to the Upstate (Greenville, Simpsonville, Asheville) for Christmas. I’ll try to update soon with some pictures from...